1. JEAN JACQUES BILBO was born Abt. 1675 in Saintonge,Port Des Banques, France, and died Bef. 1723 in Manakintowne, Virginia. He married DUTOI.

Notes for JEAN JACQUES BILBO:
Jacques Bilbaud arrived in Virginia w/ his wife & son fleeing religious
persecution. He was a Huguenot refugee. He came in 1700 on "Ye First
Shippe" the Mary and Ann from England after departing Port des Barques,
Xaintonge Province, France.

He was the founder of Manakintowne, Virginia, 1700.

Jacques Bilbo received a passport from the English Government:

By the Honorable Thomas Collier
Lt. Governor and Commander and Chief of his majestics castles, forts, forces and Island of Jersey, suffer the bearer hereof James Bilbo, quietly to pass from hence into England, without let trouble, molestation or hinderance, he behaving himself as becometh. Given under my hand at his majesty's castle England the 28th day of March 1699.

Thomas Collier - To all Whose These It May Concern

Jacques BILBO was born in France. He immigrated to Virginia in 1700 and settled in Manakin Town. His and Susanne/Susanne Duty/Dutoi`s son, Jean Pierre (Peter) BILBO, was born in Manakin Town, Virgina, in 1706 and died in Lunenburg (later Mecklenburg) County, Virgina, in 1751. Jean Pierre married (1) Susanne Pankey, who died in 1739, and (2) Elizabeth ------. Jean Pierre (Peter) BILBO probably moved to Lunenburg (later Mecklenburg) County, Virginia, between 1747, when his son, William, was born in Manakin Town, Virginia, and 1751.

2. JOHN PETER BILBO (JEAN JACQUES1) was born Abt. 1706 in Virginia, and died April 02, 1751 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. He married (1) ELIZABETH FRANCES BESS BRISTER SHERMAN. He married (2) SUSANNE 1729.

Notes for JOHN PETER BILBO:
aka Jean Pierre Bilbo/Billiebo/Bilbeau.

In 1723, his son Jean Pierre Billiebeau was living in the house with Pierre Dutoi, which indicates that his parents were probably deceased. The fact that he was taken in by the Dutoi family, and later they left a tract of land to Isaac Dutoi in his will, might surmise that his mother was a Dutoi.

Will of John Peter Bilbo

In 1747 or 1748, Jean Pierre {John Peter} sold his land in Manakin and moved to Lunenburg County in southern VA. He was listed as a tithable in Lunenburg Co., VA. in 1748. In 1750 he obtained 1626 acres of land on Allen's Creek near the Roanoke River. (Patent Book 29, Page 305)

Bilbo was a leader in his Church and affluent for the time. He owned 162 acres of land in King William Parish in 1732. The previous year he was appointed processioner for lands. March 15, 1734 he took oath as Vestryman and October 30, 1742 he took the oath of Church Warden. Birth records indicate that John Peter Bilbo stood as godparent to many born in the area.
He moved to Lunenburg County as early as 1748, being shown on the tith list then. He patented 1626 acres of land on Allen's Creek. Some of the Bilbo children either remained in Manakin or moved back there after John Peter's death.

John Peter Bilbo died 2 April, 1751 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. His will bears the date 15 November, 1750 and is recorded in Lunenburg Co. in Deed book 1, page 496.

An account current of the estate of John Peter Bilbo, deceased, was returned by Elizabeth Bilbo Winders, administrated and recorded on November 8, 1752. Elizabeth Bilbo had married Adam Winders shortly before November 8, 1852.

Notes for ELIZABETH BILBO:
The 5th Xber, 1740, was born Elizabet Bilbo, daughter of Jean Pierre Bilbo and of Elizabet, his wife; had for godfather, Pierre Gueran, Jr.; for godmother, Elizabet Wever and Marie Wever.

Source: Huguenot Family Emigration to Virginia , Page 73

Generation No. 3

3. WILLIAM BILBO (JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born May 25, 1747 in Virginia, and died 1822 in Mercer County, Kentucky. He married SARAH SALLY BUGG 1768, daughter of JOHN BUGG. She was born March 17, 1749/50 in Virginia, and died January 07, 1820 in Mercer County, Kentucky.

Notes for WILLIAM BILBO:
The principal source used, Early Settlers of Mecklenburg County Virginia Volume II, shows a gap in the records from 1761 to 1765. Between 1765 and 1767, several BILBO family members were involved in a series of land transactions on Allen's Creek. In 1765, John BILBO, who had apparently moved to Cumberland County, Virginia, sold to John HOBSON of Lunenburg County, Virginia, "... that parcel of land laid off agreeable to the last will and testament of John Peter BILBO ..." on Allen's Creek. The land adjoined Joseph BILBO, William BILBO, Joseph FREEMAN, Peter BILBO, and others. In 1766, William BILBO sold his inheritance of 426 acres on the east side of Allen's Creek to John HUMPHRIES. The land adjoined Joseph BILBO, John BILBO, and others. In 1767, Peter BILBO, who had apparently moved to Goochland County, Virginia, sold to James TUCKER (Jr.), his inheritance of 300 acres on Allen's Creek, adjoining Edward BEVILL, William MURPHEY, and WHITWORTH. James TUCKER, Jr., then sold the land to James TUCKER, Sr. Also in 1767, James BILBO bought 505 acres on the South side of the Roanoke River from Sherwood BUGG.

The last record in VA. was Mar 04, 1784, when he sold another tract of land.

A Revolutionary War record is not on file in the National Archives, but that he did serve is evidenced by the following found in Revolutionary War Records, Mecklenburg Co., VA.

5. JAMES BILBO (JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born June 30, 1730 in Manakintown, Virginia, and died 1799 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. He married (1) MARY HOBSON, daughter of NICHOLAS HOBSON and AGNES GOODE. She was born Abt. 1734, and died 1767. He married (2) DORTHY CLACK.

6. MARIE MARY BILBO (JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born June 23, 1733. She married YOUNG SHORT February 03, 1756 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

Notes for MARIE MARY BILBO:
23d June, 1733, was born Marie Bilbo, daughter of Jean Pierre Bilbo and of Susane, his wife; had for godfather, Antoine Benin; for godmother, Barbarie and Mariane Dutoy.

More About MARIE MARY BILBO:
Christening: December 23, 1733, Manakin Episcopal Church

Children of MARIE BILBO and YOUNG SHORT are:

ARCHIBALD SHORT, b. December 1758.

NANCY SHORT, b. 1780; m. ISAAC ROBERTSON.

ELIZABETH SHORT, b. March 07, 1765.

MARY SHORT, b. September 14, 1766.

REUBEN SHORT, b. January 10, 1769; m. LYDIE CLARK.

7. JEAN PETER BILBO (JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born October 26, 1735 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1809 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married (1) MARY WRIGHT NICHOLSON. She died 1825. He married (2) SUSANNAH ANN WALKER Bef. 1761, daughter of TANDY SR. and JUDITH LANGFORD. She was born 1744 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and died 1786. He married (3) MARY CLEMONDS September 28, 1786 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. She died Bef. 1807.

Notes for JEAN PETER BILBO:

In 1765, John BILBO, who had apparently moved to Cumberland County, Virginia, sold to John HOBSON of Lunenburg County, Virginia, "... that parcel of land laid off agreeable to the last will and testament of John Peter BILBO ..." on Allen's Creek.

Bilbo John & Clemonds Mary Sep 28, 1786. The Marriag License Bonds of Mecklenberg County, Virginia from 1765 - 1810 Pages 1 - 4
The 26th 9ber, 1735, was born Jean Bilbo, son of Jean Pierre Bilbo and of Susane, his wife; he had for godfather, Jean Panetie and Isaac Dutoi; for godmother, Janne Janbon and Ester Lafuite; baptized the 18th March.

John died between February 1809 when he made his will and 8 May, 1809 when it was probated in Mecklenburg Co. He lived in the part of Lunenburg Co. that fell into Mecklenburg Co. when it was formed in 1765.
John was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His date of enlistment was 4 November, 1775, 1st South Carolina Regiment commanded by Col. C. Pinkney. He also donated beef and one smooth bore gun taken into service and not returned.

THOMAS BILBO, b. June 20, 1776, Lunenburg County, Virginia; d. September 20, 1846, Calcasieu Parish, Lousiana; m. ANNA MARIE LAWRENCE, July 12, 1804, Columbus, Mississippi Territory; b. April 07, 1788, Viriginia; d. 1870, Calcasieu Parish, Lousianna.
Notes for THOMAS BILBO:
Thomas is found in the Mississippi Territory in the early 1800's as a surveyor. During the year 1812 Jackson County was formed and the County seat was established at Thomas Bilbo's house.

8. AGNES BILBO (JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born 1764 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died Bef. November 27, 1826 in Georgia. She married (see John Morgan)JOHN MORGAN August 24, 1779 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, son of REUBEN MORGAN and MARY WRIGHT. He was born 1758 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died Aft. November 27, 1826 in Morgan County, Georgia.

9. MARY BILBO (JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born 1766. She married (see Benjamin Morgan) BENJAMIN MORGAN December 19, 1785 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, son of REUBEN MORGAN and MARY WRIGHT. He was born 1766 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

10. NICHOLAS BILBO (JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born Abt. 1754, and died Abt. 1789. He married MARY BAKERSVILLE September 07, 1784 in Brunswick County, Virginia, daughter of GEORGE BAKERSVILLE.

Notes for NICHOLAS BILBO:
Section 12 consists of three items, a plat, 1787, of Isaac Pully to land in Mecklenburg County, Virginia (surveyed by Henry Carleton); a deed, 1788, of John Burton to Isaac Pulley (i.e., Pully) for land in Mecklenburg County, Virginia (witnessed by William Baskervill, Robert Baskerville, Nicholas Bilbo, and John Dortch and recorded by John Brown); and a deed, 1798, of Catharine (Mayo) Mayo and William Mayo to Isaac Pully for land in Mecklenburg County, Virginia (witnessed by William Baskervill, John Farrar, John Holloway, John Holmes, and Edward Lowry Tabb and recorded by William Baskervill).

Notes for GEORGE BILBO:
Service records from the National Archives report that George enlisted as a Private in the War of 1812 in Capt. Willoughby Barton's Company, Augusta Volunteer Rangers, 1st Reg't Georgia Militia on August 13, 1813 where he served until at least March 12, 1814. On Sep 23, 1814 he enlisted a 2 Corp'l in Capt. Thomas D. Carr's Company of Militia, 3rd Reg't Georgia State Troops commanded by Col. Ignatius A. Few. No discharge was shown.

11. JOHN BILBO (JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born Abt. 1756 in Virginia, and died May 06, 1780 in Cherokee Hill. He married JANE HUDSON February 12, 1778, daughter of ROBERT HUDSON.

Notes for JOHN BILBO:
John enlisted as a Lt. in Marbury's Reg't Georgia Militia on Mar 12, 1778 where he was dismissed later and then enlisted in Georgia Milita with Reg't not shown. He died of wounds he received at Cherokee Hill on May 6, 1780.

13. WILLIAM BILBO (JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born Abt. 1758 in Virginia, and died 1821 in Smith County, Tennesse. He married (1) JEFFREYS. He married (2) HENDRICK, daughter of JOHN HENDRICK. He married (3) MARTHA JEFFREYS August 31, 1805 in Person County, North Carolina, daughter of OSBORN JEFFREYS.

Will of William Bilbo.

Child of WILLIAM BILBO and JEFFREYS is:

HELEN BILBO, m. WILLIAM GOODALL.

Child of WILLIAM BILBO and HENDRICK is:

ELIZABETH HARRIET5 BILBO, m. DON C. DIXON.

Children of WILLIAM BILBO and MARTHA JEFFREYS are:

MARY BILBO.

BARBARA BILBO, m. E.A. WHITE, 1834.

Notes for E.A. WHITE:
Major

MARTHA WASHINGTON BILBO.

AGNES GOODE BILBO.

WILLIAM NICHOLAS BILBO, b. 1820, Virginia.

14. MATTHEW BILBO (JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born Abt. 1762 in Virginia, and died 1798 in Mississippi Territory. He married EDNA GEORGE April 30, 1788 in Halifax County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN GEORGE and FRANCES. She was born Abt. 1767 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1870 in Greene County, Georgia.

Notes for MATTHEW BILBO:
There is no evidence showing when Matthew BILBO moved to Pittsylvania or Halifax County, Virginia. The 1787 census (Pittsylvania County?) shows Matthew BILBO in the John GEORGE household. He was certainly in the area by 1788, when he married Edna GEORGE, the daughter of John GEORGE.

In 1790, John GEORGE migrated from Pittsylvania County, Virgina, to Greene County, Georgia, where he died the same year. The 1785 tax list for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, shows 10 whites in the John GEORGE household. Based on the research of Marty Grant, the known children of John GEORGE were Mary, who married Daniel ROBERTS in 1786, Edna, who married Matthew BILBO in 1788, and William, born about 1771. Matthew BILBO and Edna (GEORGE) BILBO went with John GEORGE to Greene County, Georgia. Mary and William are unaccounted for. John, Richard, Thomas, and Benjamin GEORGE, who were later noted in Lincoln County, Tennessee, could account for the remaining members of the John GEORGE household. Together with William GEORGE, we would have the right number of families, in the right age group, and with the right family associations. There is no firm proof for this assumption, but the circumstantial evidence is strong and makes this area the best choice for further research.

In 1790 Matthew was in Wilks County, court records. We next find him in Greene Co., GA in 1795 court records. On Dec 03, 1797, Matthew was given permission to go through the Creek Nation and arrived at the Tombigbee River settlement in present day Washington Co., AL. He built his home on an island in the Tombigbee River, and claimed in addition a tract of land west of the island which was bounded by the river and by Bilbo creek. The island and creek were named for Matthew Bilbo, and are known by the name Bilbo today.

On Oct 23, 1802, Thomas Bates, a neighbor, entered the land claim for Matthew, which leads us to believe that he was ill at the time and unable to enter his own claim. Having a neighbor transact business for one was not at all an uncommon practice at the time.

15. JAMES BILBO (JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born Abt. 1765 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1820 in Mississippi Territory. He married MARY ??. She died 1837.

Notes for JAMES BILBO:
Between 1797 and 1799 James followed Matthew to the Mississippi Territory, settling in the part of Mississippi that is now Washington County, Alabama.

Bilbo James MS WASHINGTON DIST. 292 1803 PETITION LIST

Washing Co., AL. - Deed Book A, Pg. 22

Jan 27, 1800 James Bilbo to James Johnson of Tombigby, MS. Territory sold bargained and delivered unto James Johnston, one mullatto girl called (named omitted in original), for consideration of $250.00.

Next he was located on tax rolls of Greene Co., MS. in 1812 with 179 acres on the Leaf River by purchase. He served in the War of 1812 (enlisted on Feb 11, 1813 and was discharged March 31, 1814 in Capt. Joseph P. Kennedy's Company.

Children of JAMES BILBO and MARY ?? are:

DRURY BILBO, d. August 02, 1840.

JACKSON BILBO, b. 1807, Mississippi.

16. JUDITH BILBO (JEAN PETER3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born 1761 in Henderson County, Kenturky. She married BENNETT SANDEFUR.

25.
JOHN T. MORGAN (*note: The reat of the family is from John T. Morgan)(WILLIAM GOODE5, AGNES4 BILBO, JAMES3, JOHN PETER2, JEAN JACQUES1) was born 1805 in Lincoln County, Georgia, and died Aft. 1860 in Pike County, Alabama. He married (1) MARGARETTA STURGIS May 29, 1825 in Walton County, Georgia, daughter of ANDREW STURGIS and AGNES SHIELDS. She was born 1810 in Columbia County, Georgia, and died 1846 in Pike County, georgia. He married (2) SARAH STRIPLING May 05, 1851 in MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA.